Truck for transporting annular objects



Au 25; 1931. s F. WILLIAMS 7 TRUCK FDR TRANSPORTING ANNULAR OBJECTSFiled Jan. 24, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l n u 1 u 1 1 u 1 w INVENTOR BY Sfeahen FVVfl/iams ATT Aug. 25, 1931 5. F. WILLIAMS TRUCK FOR TRANSPORTINGANNULAR OBJECTS Filed Jan. 24. 1930 2 sheetsfsheet 2 INVENTOR '30 An0b]ect of the presentinvention is to provide a truck ofsimple, compact,durable,

and lilGXPGDSHG COTIStZTUCtlOI15 which Wi1len- Patented Aug. 2 5, 1931 w.a STEPHEN FRANCISMWILLIAMSLQE o rREAL iEAST, team, UANADA I TRUCKFOR;,TRANSPORTING'IANNULAR"OBJECTS A pplicationfiled January 24, 1930..Seria1'No.:422,9 7. I l w This invention relates-to trucksfor'transporting annular ob ects5 andmore partlcular'ly-to trucks fortransportmg tires, such for example as those used hicle Wheels. 7 7

Heretofore in manufacturing plants, repair shops, and storage yardsforrailroad on railroad vevehicles, it has been the usual practice, in

transporting short-distances, the heavy rolled steel tires used-on-,locon'1otives and car wheels, for the operative to roll the'tire,substantially in the 'inanner that'a child rolls, a toyhoop, Because ofthe great Weight of the tires,*soine of whiclrweigh several thousandpounds, a high degree of skilhstrengthp and dexterity are required onthe part of the operative, andoccasionally the most experienced men meetwith serlous accidents; Many instances have occurred where the operatives have lost control of the" balance 'of a tire and been trappedtherebeneath, With I consequent serious injury'or loss of life.

safety. i c V Other objects oftheinvention will herein-' Many plans anddevices have been tried to obviate the disadvantages ofthe manualrolling practice, such as overhead runways, cranes, and various types oftrucks butlthey have all been imsuccessful, some because of" mechanicaldiificultiesfothers because'of the excessive loss of'tlme, :and othersbecause of the highrexpense involved.

able'a single operative to expeditiously load and unloadftires'on thetruck, and transport them on the truck 'Witha maximum of after readilyappear. y I

The improvement claimed is hereinafter fully set forth. s

In the accompanying drawings :.;Figure 1 is afront end View in elevationof'a truck embodyingthe invention; Fig.2, a longitudinal verticalsection, taken on the line center 7 of ENT orfric i1 7 in elevationofthe truck; Figp iyahorizon- I tal section 'takenon the line IVIV ofFig.1; and Fig. 5, a diagrammatic side view showing the,truckinpositionto receive 35 p a tirefrom a row thereof.

1 In the practice of the invention, referring to the specific embodimentth'ereof'whi'ch has been selected for exemplification he'rein,-'the 7truck comprises a substantiallyhorizontal frame 10, which willhereinafter be designated as the truck frame, and an upright frame 11,whicliis-supportedby the'horir the shapefof a V, so thatthe truck framehas two spacedside members 10a, diverging zontal frame, andfwillhereinafter desi'gi nated as the tire framei j-Both frames are l we 6oformed from L-beams bentin substantially from the reartothelfront' ofthe trucks and the tire frame has'two spaced side members i. 11a,diverging -downwardly: Each of theside members 11d of the tire frame isoined" V to thefront end of one 'of theside frame "members 10a of thetruck frame, andhas a'portion 11b dependingtherebelow. The

angle between the tiref-rame andthe' truck.

frame is preferablyfmadef less than'9O idegrees, to provide for properlydisposing the gravity of tires carried by the To provide for properlybracing the tire truckframe, tWo'L-beamf braces 12 are employed,

each extending from the upper part of a side member 11w of the tireframe to the rear part of one of theside members l0a 'of the truckframer I v I, To provide for supporting the forward end'of the truck onan axle 13, having wheels substantially horizontal andhaving its for-:wardend secured to the portion 11b of one .14," tvvo L shape brackets15 areeinployeioneleglafof each bracket being disposed 5oftheside'members of the tireframe' and v the other leg-I15?) extendingupwardlygfroni th" horizontal leg-and-having'its top end I i secured toone of the side members 10a of the truck frame. The horizontal legs 15aof the brackets are superposed on and rigidly secured to the axle 13 bywelding or other suitable means.

To provide for gripping the bottom of a tire to be transported, the axle13 is formed with a depressed intermediate portion 13a on which arepivotally mounted a pair of substantially horizontal jaw members 16having their front ends 16a projecting forwardly of the tire frame, andeach formed with a notch 16?) adapted to engage the flange of a tire.

The mounting for pivotally securing each jaw member- 16 on the axle 13comprises block 160, on the top of which the jaw members rest, and onthe bottom of which is formed a concave groove to receive the axle;

a cap plate 16d underlying the block 160 and formed with a concavegroove for the axle; bolts 16c passing through the cap plate 160?, theblock 160, and the jaw member 16; and nuts 16f for clamping the partssecurel together. 7

To provide for tilting the jaw members on their pivotal mount'ngs so asto lower the notched ends to a position where they will pass under theflange of a tire, and to raise the notched ends so as to engage thenotches with the tire flange, a spindle 16g having a screw thread 1672,.is employed.

1 end of the spindle is reduced in diameter and fitted to turn looselyin a collar 161'. havingtrunnions 16 7 which are journalled in blocks16k carried by the rear ends of the jaw members. A nut 16m serves tohold thecollar and spindle against separation. The thread ed portion ofthe spindle passes through a threaded collar 16% having trunnions 16pjournalled in blocks 16g carried by a transverse L-beam 169" secured tothe side members of the truck frame 10. A hand wheel 16smounted on thetop of the spindle serves to turn the spindle so as to effect thedesired tilting of the jaw members.

To provide for tilting the tire frame forwardly into position to pick upa tire, and backwardly so as to support the tire with its center ofgravity properly disposed for purposes of safe transportation, the rearend of the truck is supported on a single wheel 17 mounted in a fork 17aon the end of spindle 17 b which passes through a standard 170 mountedon a. transverse plate 17d fastened to the rear end of the truck frame.The upper end of the spindle is connected by a bolt 17 e to a cam member17 f, which comprises two spaced discs 17 9, one on each side ofthe'spindle, a cross portion 17 71., connecting the discs together, anda handle 172' for turning the member. The bolt 176 passes through thespindle, eccentrically through the discs, and has its ends projectingbeyond the discs,and each passingthrough the ver- The lower tical bars17 of a steering handle member 1770. The steering handle member isformed from a rod bent to provide a collar portion 17m, two spacedvertical bars 17 j, and two handles 17%, each projecting at a rightangle from one of the vertical bars. The collar portion 17m, isslidingly fitted on a sleeve 17 p surrounding the spindle and bearing onthe standard. The sleeve 17;!) is provided at its top with a lateraloutwardly directed flange 17 g on which the cam discs 17g bear. A coilspring 177" is carried by the spindle, being interposed between the.head of the fork 17a and the plate 17d. From the fore going descriptionit will be obvious that when the cam discs are turned from the positionshown in Fig. 2 of the drawings to the position shown in Fig. 5, thespring 179" will push therear end of the truck frame upwardly, withconsequent tilting the tire frame to. a position for picking up a tire,and that when the cam discs are moved to the position shown in Fig. 2,the spring 179 will be compressed and the rear end of the truck framewill be lowered with consequent tilting of the tire frame to a positionwhere the center of gravity of the received tire will be so disposed onthe truck, that the truck and its load can be wheeled to any desiredlocation with perfect safety. Steering of the truck is accomplished bymoving the handles 17% so as to move the wheel 17 into differentvertical planes.

To provide for locking the upper portion of the tire to the tire frame,an adjustable hook device is provided. This device comprises a spindle18 having a screw thread 18a; a hand wheel 18?) on the lower end of thespindle; a slide block 180 having a tl'ireadod opening through 'whichthe threaded portion of the spindle passes; a hook 18d secured to theslide block, and a pair of spaced vertical guides 116 for the block,which guides are secured at their top ends to the top end of the tireframe and at their bottom ends to a transverse member 11? secured to theside members 11a of the tire L1 ame. The upper threaded end of thespindle passes through a guide bore in the top end of the tire frame andthe lower end of the spindle is made of reduced diameter and passesthrough a bore in a block 1S? secured to the transverse member 11, ofthe tire frame. A spacing sleeve 187* is mounted on the spindle andinterposed hetween the block 186 and the hand wheel 1%.

and. raised so as to lock the upper part of the tire to the tire frame.

. To provide for unloading a tire from the truck by tilting its upperend away from the truck, a leverage device is employed.

dThisdevice eemprisese crossrod 19 im;

ing-itsends pivotally mounted in lugs 11g 'securedto 'il-llfiSlClGmembers 11a OI the .13316 frame; a hand lever 19w, extending below thecross rod; and two spaced parallel pusher reds l9bextendingabove thecross red,

By referring to the drawings it will beseen thetjwhen the handle ispulled baekwei'dly',

the-pusher rods 19?) Will tilt theupper poi*'-- 'tion of the the awayfrom the tire frame. The litlllZatlOn efthe tIllCk'iS as follows,

a'ssumingthat the operatii e desiresto i11%1"1lS-' porte tire fiiomfanew of tires stacked standing (ant-heir outer peripheries 1n the? mlmanner, to another; point in the plant yerqhend thatthe-truek end'its' Vare 1n thepositionsx shown in Figure 5 of the drawings:v Theopemtiverflrstpushes the. truck so that its front end is bi'ought"oppositethe first tire ofa row and substantially parallel tl'ierewithlI He then turns the handwheel 168 so pesto tilt the jaw meme bets 1'6and lower their front ends below the fla-ng'e 'ofthe tne. ,Hethenpushesthe truck forwardly. positloning the itront ends of the aw membersunderneath the tii flange, and by turning thehendwiieei in reversedirection raises the frontends of the j aw members until the notches 165thereofseeurelyfengagethe tire flange. Ile then manually tilts thetn'e'beehwerdly from the row past Vertical; and onto t-hze tire freni Hethen turns; the hendwh'eel 18b5'1eis the hook 1851 to a position Whereit eiiiely lo'ehs the tire to the tire framefl He then nm'es" the earnhandle 172 to the positie'zi shewnhmFignite 2-, eornp1'essing thespringJCS 171, whereupon the truck frame will tilt downwardly tilting the tireframe beek- W-ardly,- thus positioning the tire 0n the t uekso thatitseenter of erevit i willbe .i k) i dieposed in a transverse veitieelplene Well Within the area of the base of the deviee to permitthe'truek to be moved with enmximum; of'sefetyk. 'ilheopei'ative thenpush es the 1 truck to the 2 ,l'Oeeti-On where the tire is required" for"use; .He then thi'ows the cam handle 172' to the position shewii' inFigure 5, wh ereuponthe spring 17 will tilt the truck. frame upwerdly,-with eense-' qiient, tilting of thet'ire' frame to the post tion shownin Figuie 5. Y He then turns the handwheel 18b, disengaging the heel;18d fiiomthe t1re He' nefXt'pulls on the hand lev'eiiul-9ay causing thepusher: mods 19?; "to

tilt the top of the tire away from the frame.

He then turns the hendwheel 16s, freeing the notches-1G1) fromtheflange" of the tire,

Whereupbnthe truck may be meted iewey 'tolpick up another tire. I

- W/Vhilejone oft-he preferred fOIIDS Of construction has been shown, itis obvious. that many, verietionspin procedure, form er i'angement andcenstr uotion ofthe parts can be'mede, and the invention is nottherefore limited tothe particular ei'nbedinienhdis- ,iclosed, butincludes sue-h changes and mod ficat ons as e'omewithin the spiritandecepe;

of the invention asset forth'in the appended elitims; v I p I The iivention claimed zind desired secured by Letters, Patent l t A truelgfortransporting,- inn substah tially upright 13'OS1l11G11,.D16l31-l tiresfor Wheeis, oempr sing a frame having a part 0 to be extendinglongitudinally-"of the truein and I an upstanding pert at one end ofthe/long? tudinzil part and rigidly connected thereto;

ageinstthe euter feeeof which upstanding part the tire restswhen beiz igtransported} e pail-of parallel, aligned Wheels revolubly inounted'eneet eeeh side'oii seid'lori'gitudinal pertneei theend at whichthenpstaiidingpert is disposed, the axis ofsaid Wheels forming afuleruniehout which bethpeiits ma he tilted as a unit to brin he 11standing part to a tire lea-(ling position and to a tire ranspoiting'position; a support coinprising a heeh'for the-frame et'the end 01 1 thelongitudinal pert remote from the upstanding pzirt;'t1nd meansoperatively assw eitited with saidsupport operative to raise v end lowersaid remote end whereby said are titled a unit and the upstanding --n Lpurl I pett moved te its seid two positions:

2. Atruek for 'iJILLHSPG "in e substiub 'tially upright position, metaltires Iter- \Vi1lS,'C0l11p fl k ongitudieallyot the truclgend ,7

g part it one end-"of thelengi- I eted thei'eto,i ace of whichupstandinge fi ameiheving a part the is dispose-d, a fnleruin about which bothparts ed a" 12 I,.- N LOlilllh 1 ing part to tire transporting posit on;asupport, coin-" e irznne at the end 'of g'l'tudins l pzi-v t; remote10111 the iip-.

ieels revolublyl flfl lllhlij bi ingthe mostandq 1 e'ti 'e'loedingposition andtoe stand ng pare; niefins ep'eietively associated with saidsuppeit op'eietive to amise land lower said IGZROhS end whereby saidparts- ';p&1i1 T aretitled as unit and the 'upstendin moved to its saidtwo positions; endin'e'ztns fer detaehablyldeking attire to said upstanding salt I p s 3. A iIllCl or tiz nspoi tlng, in-a substsin;t'ielly uprightpos t on metal extendin longh tudinal, pert hndmi gidlyconnected thereto against the outer face of Which-upstanding mrt thetire rests when hem trams ioitedz tires" for i wheels, eeinprisiairframe having depart wily oi the truck, and dinoplle at one end ofthelon s iit pair of parallel, aligned Wheels revolubly 1 mounted one ateach side of said longitudinal part near the end at which the upstanding part is disposed, the axis of said wheels formin fulcrum aboutwhich both parts may be ti rte as unit to bring the upstanding part to atire loading position and to a tire transporting position; a support,comprising a wlvel, for the frame at the end of the longitudinal partremote from the upstanding part; means operativcly associated with saidsupport operative to raise and lower said remote end whereby said partsare tilted as a unit and the upstanding part moved to its said twopositions; and means operatively engaged with said upstanding part fortilting a tire away from said upstanding part. 7

4. A truck for transporting, in a substantially uprig it position, metaltires for wheels, comprising a frame having a part extemlinglongitudinally of the truck, and an upstanding part at one end of thelongitudinal part and rigidly connected thereto against the outer ofwhich upstanding part the ti o rests when being transported; a pair ofparallel, aligned wheels revolubly mounted one at each side of saidlongitudinal part near the end at which. the upstandi n g part'isdisposed, the axis of said wheels forming a fulcrum about which bothparts may be tilted as a unit to bring the upstanding part in a tireleading position and a ti; transporting position; a support, comprisinga wheel, for the frame at the end of the longitudinal part remote fromthe upstanding part; means operatiwly associated with said supportoperative to raise and lower said remote end. whereby said parts aretilted as a unit and the upstanding part moved to its 5' id twopositions; means for detachably lo" a tire to said upstanding part; andmeans for tilting a tire away from 5. In a truck for transporting tires,the combination of a truck frame; wheels for supporting the truck frame,said frame being adapted to pivotabout the axis of said wheels; a esupporting frame secured to the truck frame; a support for said. truckframe at an end thereof remote from said axis; and means for raising andlowering said end relative to said support for pivotally moving saidtruck frame about said axis to effect tilting of the tire supportingframe.

6; In a truck for transporting tires, the combination of a truck frame;apair of aligned wheels for supporting the truck frame, said frame beingadapted to pivot about the axis of said wheels; an upright tiresupporting frame secured. to the'truck frame; a. support for said truckframe at one end therof remote from said axis; means operably engagedwith said end and said supportfor raising and lowering said end relativeto said support for pivotally moving said frame about said axis; andmeans on said supporting frame adapted to tilt a tire away from saidtire supporting frame.

7. In a truck for transporting tires, the combination of a truck frame;a pair of aligned wheels for supporting the truck frame, said framebeing adapted to pivot about the axis of said wheels; a support for saidtruck frameat one end thereof remote from said axis; an upright tiresupporting frame secured to the truck frame; means operably disposed atsaid remote end of the truck frame adapted to raise and lower said endrelative to said support for pivotally moving said frame about said axisto effect means on said supporting frame comprising a lever for tiltinga tire away from said supporting frame.

8. In a truck for transporting tires, the combination of a truck frame;wheels for supporting the truck frame; an upright tire supporting framesecured to the truck frame at one end thereof; a support for said truckframe at the end thereof remote from said axis; means for raising andlowering said end relative to said support for pivotally moving saidtruck frame about said axis to effect tilting of the supporting frame;and means on said supporting frame and said truck frame for detachablylocking a tire to the tire supporting frame.

9. In a truck for transporting tires, the combination of a truck frame;Wheels for supporting the truck frame; an upright tire supporting framesecured to the truck frame at one end thereof; means carried by thetruck frame at the end remote from said supporting frame adapted toraise and lower said truck frame about the axis of the wheels to effecttilting of the tire supporting frame; and means secured on said framesfor detachably locking a tire to the tire supporting frame.

10. In a truck for transporting tires, the combination of a truck frame;wheels for supporting the truck frame; an upright tire supporting frameat one end thereof secured to the truck frame; means carried by thetruck frame at the end remote from said supporting frame adapted toraise and lower said truck frame about the axis of the wheels to effecttilting of the tire supporting frame; means operably disposed on saidframes for detachably locking a tire to the tire supporting frame; andmeans on said tire supporting frame for tilting a tire away from thesame.

7 11. In a truck for transporting tires, the combination of a truckframe; wheels for supporting the truck frame; an upright tire supportingframe secured to the truck frame at one end thereof and disposed at anangle thereto, transversely thereof and projecting thereabove; a supportat the end of the truck frame remote from said supporttilting of thetire supporting frame; and 3 7 ing frame; and means'for T raising and}lowering sald end ofthe truckframerela masses 7 J tive to saidjsupportto pivotally move'said truck frame about the axis of said Wheels toeffect tilting of the tire supporting frame.

12. In a truck for transporting tires, the combination of aftruok" frame; wheels for supporting the truck frame; an upright tire supportingframe secured to the truck frame at one end thereof and disposed at anangle thereto, transversely thereof, and projecting thereabove; asupport for saidtruck frame at anjend thereof remote fromsaid supportingframe; means engagingsaidremote end ofthe truck frame adaptedto raiseand. lowerxthe same relative vto the support to effect tilting of thetire'supporting frame; and means 'op'erably mountedon said supportingframe for tilting a tire away fromuthe said supporting frame. 13. In atruckfor transporting t1res, the

combination of a truck frame; wheels for.

supporting the truck frame; an upright tire supporting frame secured 'tothe truck frame' atfone end thereof and disposed at an angle thereto,transversely thereof, and projecting-thereabove; asupport at the endofsaid truck frame remote from said supporting frame; means atsaid remoteend of the truck frame for raising" and lowering the same relative tosaid support to effect tilting of the tire supporting frame; and meansoperably'engaged with saidtruck frame and said supportingframe fordetachably lock- I ing a tireto theftire supporting frame.

14.. In a] truck for, transporting I tires, the combination ofa' truckframe; Wheels supporting the truck frame at the front end thereof; anupright tire supporting frame;

mounted on the front end, of the truck frame; a support at t-he rearend-:of'the-truck' frame; means engaged with said rearend for raisingand lowering the same relative tov said support to effect tilting of thetire supporting frame "means operably engaged with said truck frame fordetachably fastem ingthe lower portion of a'standing tire to the tiresupporting frame; and adjustable means carriedjon said, supporting framefor detachably fastening the upper portion .of

the'tire tothesame. r 15, In a. truck for transporting tires, thecombination of 1a a truck frame; wheels 1 mounted on an axle supportingthe-"truck frame; a tire supporting frame mounted on the front end ofthe truck frame; a, pair of jaws ,pivotally'connec'ted to said, axleand'having notches for engagingv the outer pe ripherybf a tire standing onits outer periphery; and meansoperably disposed on said truck frameconnected to said jaws and adapted to move the 'jawsfto'on'e position todispose the notches thereof below' theouter. periphery adjacent thebottom of the tire, and to move the jaws'to' another position means forswivelling'thezrear wheel V H the truck means disposed at the sa d rearfendof the truckfframe for raisingand :low- I ering the rear end ofthetruck with rela-f tion to the rear wheelto pivotally move the truckframe about the axis ,ofthe said f war-t t emahaaeaaea1 is gage theperiphery fof the *tire. 1

a ea" in-a truck ;for-'-transporting tiresfll iie "combination of atrack" framefanupright I tire-supporting frame mounted on: the" front ewe of the said truck; a pair of wheels sup- 7 i pertingthe front en'd'off l as-in'gle s wi've lly mo mtje'd rearwhe porting -therear end of'the truck pair of wheels: to effect tilting of the said em assies;

supportin'g'frame, said means comprisinga camfor effecting said downwardmovement l and a'spring for effecting said upward movement; and meansoperably engaged with said truck'frame and sald supportlng frame fordetachably looking a tire to the tire supporting frame.

wheels comprising a frame having, a part an upstanding part atone end ofthe longi- -17. A truck for transporting, in a substantially uprightposition, metal tires for extending longitudinally of the :truck,andtudinal part against the outer face of which the tire-rests whenbeing transported; a pair of parallel alignedwheels revolubly mountedone at each side ofsaid longitudi- 1 Q 3 ml part near the end atWlllClltllG u'pistandj jug part is disposed; a 'lever extending Ion-"f1:gitudinaliy of the truck, fulcrumed near the iijoi base of theupstanding part, having a relatively short arm extending beyond thefrontface of the upstanding part, serving as a stantially upright position,.metaltires for wheelscomprising a frame having, a' part extendinglongitudinally of. the truck, and vcan,upstanding part at one end of thelOIlgl-l tudin'al partagainst the outer face of which the tire restswhen being transported; a'pair 1 p parallel'aligned wheelsrevolubly-=mount;. ed one at each side of said longitudinal part. nearthe end at which-theupstanding part. is disposed; a leverextendinglongitudinally of 'the truck, fulcrumed near the base of theupstanding part, having, arelatively short arm extending beyond thefront face of the 12$ .thetire, anda-relatively long arm extending l} Iupstanding part serving as a'support for in the opposite direction;means carried by the frame and engagingthe free-end10f said long arm forraising and lowering, said end "whereby said short arm may bebrought"into 19 STEPHEN FRANCIS-WILLIAMS.

- part toward said support to increase the portion of weight of the tirecarried by said upright part to thereby increase the stability of theload.

